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3232Ennis doctor appointed to new paediatric cardiology service at UHLhttps://clarechampion.ie/ennis-doctor-appointed-to-new-paediatric-cardiology-service-at-uhl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ennis-doctor-appointed-to-new-paediatric-cardiology-service-at-uhl
Mon, 01 Jun 2020 10:00:30 +0000https://clarechampion.ie/?p=77424AN ENNIS doctor has been appointed to a new paediatric cardiology service at UHL which is expected to improve patient access and reduce anxiety for families in the Mid West. Limerick has been designated an Area Children’s Cardiac Centre under the All-Island Congenital Heart Disease Network. The regional service has now commenced through the appointment …

]]>AN ENNIS doctor has been appointed to a new paediatric cardiology service at UHL which is expected to improve patient access and reduce anxiety for families in the Mid West.
Limerick has been designated an Area Children’s Cardiac Centre under the All-Island Congenital Heart Disease Network. The regional service has now commenced through the appointment of Ennis woman Dr Rachel Power as consultant paediatrician with a specialist interest in paediatric cardiology.
Nurse specialist Georgina Purcell has also been appointed to support this significant service development.
The All-Island Congenital Heart Disease All Island Network was established in March 2015 and is the first clinical network of its kind delivering world-class specialist care irrespective of borders or politics. The network manages an all-island service delivery model for congenital heart disease in children, building on existing services and drawing them together in a network of care which is patient focused and locally responsive.
The establishment of Area Children’s Cardiac Centres, as part of phase two of the All-Island Congenital Heart Disease Network, is in keeping with the National Model of Care for Paediatric Healthcare Services in Ireland: to provide access to as many non-interventional cardiology services as possible, for children and families, as close to home as possible. Limerick, along with Cork and Galway, has been designated an ‘Area Children’s Cardiac Centre’. According to UL Hospitals Group the development of the paediatric cardiology service will improve patient access, decrease the transfer of potentially sick neonates and children to Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, reduce travel times and ease pressure on families in the Mid West.
Taking up post, Dr Power said she was pleased to be returning to the Mid West after spending much of her career to date in Dublin and the UK.
“This post with the UL Hospitals Group is especially meaningful for me, coming from Ennis, as it gives me the opportunity to improve services for children and families in my home region.’
‘‘I am excited to deliver modern care in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Cardiology, to the new-borns and children of the Mid-West of Ireland, in a department with a commitment to excellence in clinical care and provision of medical education to the highest international standards,” Dr Power said.
Dr Siobhan Gallagher, Consultant Paediatrician and Associate Clinical Director, Maternal and Child Health Directorate, UL Hospitals Group, said, “We are very pleased to be able to announce Dr Power’s appointment and the commencement of a new paediatric cardiology service for the MidWest. Dr Power will working in a multidisciplinary team with specialist nursing and allied health professional staff. This will be a great support for many families who until now have had to travel outside of the region to see a specialist.”
Dr Power graduated with a first class honours degree in Medicine from UCC in 2010. She completed her paediatric training through the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Rachel built a foundation in Paediatric Cardiology at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and furthered her experience by undertaking a fellowship in Paediatric Cardiology at the world-renowned Royal Brompton Hospital, London. She obtained a first class honours degree in her MSc Health Care Ethics and Law from the RCSI. Rachel returned to Ireland in 2018, as a Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest in Cardiology, at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and Temple Street.

]]>Skin temperature monitoring introduced at UHLhttps://clarechampion.ie/skin-temperature-monitoring-introduced-at-uhl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skin-temperature-monitoring-introduced-at-uhl
Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:16:16 +0000https://clarechampion.ie/?p=76778UL Hospitals Group has introduced a skin temperature monitoring system at University Hospital Limerick in an intensification of efforts to minimise the risk of Covid-19 infection among patients and staff at the region’s main acute hospital. The system has been generously donated to the hospital by Adare Manor and the McManus family. One detection point …

]]>UL Hospitals Group has introduced a skin temperature monitoring system at University Hospital Limerick in an intensification of efforts to minimise the risk of Covid-19 infection among patients and staff at the region’s main acute hospital.

The system has been generously donated to the hospital by Adare Manor and the McManus family. One detection point is already operational just beyond the hospital’s entrance lobby, and this will soon be complemented by further detection units in areas of high footfall.

Dr Sarah O’Connell, Infectious Diseases Consultant and Clinical Lead for COVID-19 at UL Hospitals Group, said: “This is an additional measure we have taken to try to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 at UHL, and we would like to thank all those involved in the introduction of this project.”

The skin temperature monitoring system is a safe, non-invasive thermal imaging process that has been calibrated to detect temperatures greater than 37.5 degrees Celsius.

High temperature may be a sign of fever, which is a common symptom of Covid-19, and the system will help identify anyone with an elevated temperature — and possibly infected with Covid-19 — and prevent transmission of the infection within the hospital.

The system encompasses a temperature detection unit, a calibration unit, and a laptop that displays the image of the people passing through the detection point.

Any visitor with a temperature detected in excess of 37.5 degrees Celsius will not be permitted on the hospital site. They will be provided with an information leaflet and advised to seek guidance from their GP.

Members of the public attending a hospital appointment at UHL who are detected with a high temperature, will have their temperature rechecked manually. Patients whose temperature remains elevated will be asked to wait until clinicians assess the risk to the patient of not attending the scheduled appointment.

Any member of staff detected with a high temperature will be required to return home and contact their line manager after a manual temperature is taken.

Thermal imaging is a safe and non-invasive process, which involves no radiation. The system has been installed at UHL to reinforce a number of measures we have introduced to ensure a safe working and clinical environment for all patients and staff.

“UL Hospitals Group would like to take this opportunity to thank the public of the Mid-West for their cooperation with the various measures we have introduced at UHL and across all of our sites, to minimise the risk of Covid-19 infection,” spokesperson commented..

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Sun, 19 Apr 2020 12:57:24 +0000https://clarechampion.ie/?p=76465 PARENTS should be alert to warning signs of early onset diabetes in children, and not to delay during the Covid-19 pandemic from seeking diagnosis of and treatment for the condition, it has been stressed. Dr Orla Neylon, consultant paediatric endocrinologist at University Hospital Limerick, said parents should be aware of the symptoms, and, if …

PARENTS should be alert to warning signs of early onset diabetes in children, and not to delay during the Covid-19 pandemic from seeking diagnosis of and treatment for the condition, it has been stressed.

Dr Orla Neylon, consultant paediatric endocrinologist at University Hospital Limerick, said parents should be aware of the symptoms, and, if their child is displaying them, to contact first their family doctor or, if their GP is unavailable, the paediatric emergency department at UHL.

“Treatment is urgent,” Dr Neylon said. “If children are urinating frequently; if they are excessively thirsty and wetting the bed; if they’re losing weight; and if the child has a lack of energy, then parents should consider the possibility of diabetes, and get it checked immediately.”

She added, “It’s understandable during the current Covid-19 pandemic that people might be concerned about attending hospitals, but if diabetes is not treated as a matter of urgency, it can lead to complications that are potentially fatal.”

The early symptoms outlined above can progress to vomiting, dehydration, rapid deep breathing and coma (ketoacidosis) if the condition is not diagnosed and treated.

Dr Neylon said while children with diabetes seem to have no increased risk of severe Covid-19 infection, some countries in recent months have reported an increase in life-threatening complications from untreated diabetes, possibly due to people’s fear of or lack of access to hospital treatment.

“Our paediatric diabetes population do not seem to be at an increased risk of severe Covid-19 infection, but it is a concern that Italy and China are reporting an increase in severe DKA, a life-threatening complication of untreated diabetes that has most likely arisen as a result of people’s fear of attending hospitals, or a reduced ability to access healthcare,” Dr Neylon said.

“Especially at this time, it is vital that parents should not delay having their children checked out if they are displaying the symptoms,” Dr Neylon added.

Approximately 95% of diabetes in children and adolescents is Type 1 Diabetes which arises as a result of the person’s immune system destroying the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. There is currently no cure for this condition, but it is very treatable with insulin replacement therapy. University Hospital Limerick has a multidisciplinary team available to treat paediatric diabetes.

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Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:00:07 +0000https://clarechampion.ie/?p=76043TWO rapid build hospital extension projects are underway to respond to the Covid-19 crisis in the Midwest. Two 24-bed single room, ensuite blocks are earmarked to come on stream in July at both the main University Hospital Limerick (UHL) campus in Raheen, and on the site of Croom Orthopaedic Hospital in County Limerick. Both projects, …

]]>TWO rapid build hospital extension projects are underway to respond to the Covid-19 crisis in the Midwest.

Two 24-bed single room, ensuite blocks are earmarked to come on stream in July at both the main University Hospital Limerick (UHL) campus in Raheen, and on the site of Croom Orthopaedic Hospital in County Limerick.

Both projects, which are part of the National Action Plan in response to the Coronavirus crisis, involve a rapid-build steel-frame system that facilitates an earlier start to construction work and a more streamlined process than would be possible with traditional builds. Certain elements of the buildings, such as en-suite bathrooms, will be made off-site and brought to the hospitals as completed pods for installation, reducing the number of truck movements to and from the hospitals during construction.

According to the UL Hospitals Group (ULHG), the two facilities are permanent structures, with scope for expansion at a later stage, and are in line with ongoing strategic development plans, in particular the aim of addressing the shortages of single rooms and the replacement of multi-bed ‘nightingale’ wards at both hospitals.

Said ULHG CEO Colete Cowan: “On the UHL site, foundations for the new 24-bed block were poured last Thursday, and since then, the building has been rising rapidly out of the ground. Construction personnel from the various contractors at UHL and Croom have been working long hours to help us add capacity in response to the pandemic. I’ve been so impressed by the manner in which this vital work is being undertaken. Two shifts are being worked each day, with physical distancing being observed in order to protect the workforce. It has been quite extraordinary to witness, and I thank all these workers for their professionalism and dedication.”

Other works ongoing in response to the Covid-19 crisis include efforts to enhance oxygen storage supply and flow-rates at the UHL to meet the anticipated additional requirement for oxygen. Additional temporary portakabin units are set to become available at the end of this month, to provide an additional six treatment bays for the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU); and a 14-bed block is being developed with a targeted completion date of June. This is separate to the 60-Bed Block, also being developed Western Buildings. That unit is on course to be handed over before the end of September and open to patients before the end of the year.

Both of the rapid-build projects are being delivered by Clancy Construction, a firm with a track record of working with acute public hospitals across the country.

]]>Key role for Injury Unit in Ennis Hospitalhttps://clarechampion.ie/key-role-for-injury-unit-in-ennis-hospital/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=key-role-for-injury-unit-in-ennis-hospital
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 14:38:42 +0000https://clarechampion.ie/?p=76092Injury Units in Nenagh and Ennis Hospitals and St John’s Limerick will play a vital role in UL Hospitals Group’s ring-fencing of the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick (UL) for treatment of Covid-19 cases and other seriously ill patients during the ongoing public health emergency. As de-escalation of the region’s main acute hospital …

]]>Injury Units in Nenagh and Ennis Hospitals and St John’s Limerick will play a vital role in UL Hospitals Group’s ring-fencing of the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick (UL) for treatment of Covid-19 cases and other seriously ill patients during the ongoing public health emergency.

As de-escalation of the region’s main acute hospital continues in anticipation of the Covid-19 surge, all patients with minor injuries—such as suspected broken bones, cuts, bruises, sprains and strains—will be redirected to the Injury Units in Nenagh, Ennis and St John’s for treatment.

To support this redirection of minor injury work, the injury unit at St John’s is moving from five-day to seven-day opening.

From Saturday March 28th, the facility opened from 8am to 7pm on weekends and the unit’s weekday opening hours were also extended, with the facility open until 7pm every day.

However, patients with minor injuries who feel they are also displaying the symptoms of coronavirus infection should continue to present at the Emergency Department in UHL.

Dr Quin explained we anticipate that the Emergency Department will become extremely busy with coronavirus patients and, to reduce demand on the ED, we will redirect patients with minor injuries to St John’s, Ennis and Nenagh, where our well established injury units provide an excellent service to patients with minor injuries.”

Outside the Injury Units’ opening hours, patients with minor injuries may defer care to the next day, or attend UHL, where they will be seen and treated in a part of the hospital outside of the ED.

All query Covid-19 patients will be managed in the ED at UHL. However, the ED will not be providing a swabbing service.

The only patients being swabbed in the Emergency Department will be those sick enough to require hospital admission.

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Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:00:08 +0000https://clarechampion.ie/?p=75801PARENTS are being urged to recognise the warning signs of early onset diabetes in children and not to delay during the Covid-19 pandemic from seeking diagnosis of and treatment for the condition. Dr Orla Neylon, consultant paediatric endocrinologist at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), said parents should be aware of the symptoms, and, if their child …

]]>PARENTS are being urged to recognise the warning signs of early onset diabetes in children and not to delay during the Covid-19 pandemic from seeking diagnosis of and treatment for the condition.

Dr Orla Neylon, consultant paediatric endocrinologist at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), said parents should be aware of the symptoms, and, if their child is displaying them, to contact first their family doctor or, if their GP is unavailable, the Paediatric Emergency Department at UHL.

Dr Neylon has warned treatment is urgent particularly for children who are urinating frequently; are excessively thirsty; wetting the bed; losing weight and if the child has a lack of energy. then parents should consider the possibility of diabetes, and get it checked immediately.”

She added: “It’s understandable during the current Covid-19 pandemic that people might be concerned about attending hospitals, but if diabetes is not treated as a matter of urgency, it can lead to complications that are potentially fatal.”

The early symptoms outlined above can progress to vomiting, dehydration, rapid deep breathing and coma (ketoacidosis) if the condition is not diagnosed and treated.

While children with diabetes seem to have no increased risk of severe Covid-19 infection, some countries in recent months have reported an increase in life-threatening complications from untreated diabetes, possibly due to people’s fear of or lack of access to hospital treatment.

“Our paediatric diabetes population do not seem to be at an increased risk of severe Covid-19 infection, but it is a concern that Italy and China are reporting an increase in severe DKA, a life-threatening complication of untreated diabetes that has most likely arisen as a result of people’s fear of attending hospitals, or a reduced ability to access healthcare,” Dr Neylon said.

“Especially at this time, it is vital that parents should not delay having their children checked out if they are displaying the symptoms,” Dr Neylon added.

Approximately 95% of diabetes in children and adolescents is Type 1 Diabetes which arises as a result of the person’s immune system destroying the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

There is currently no cure for this condition, but it is very treatable with insulin replacement therapy. University Hospital Limerick has a multidisciplinary team available to treat paediatric diabetes.

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Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:00:46 +0000https://clarechampion.ie/?p=75769Injury Units in Nenagh and Ennis Hospitals and St John’s Limerick will play a vital role in UL Hospitals’ Group’s ring-fencing of the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick (UL) for treatment of Covid-19 cases and other seriously ill patients during the ongoing public health emergency. As de-escalation of the region’s main acute hospital …

]]>Injury Units in Nenagh and Ennis Hospitals and St John’s Limerick will play a vital role in UL Hospitals’ Group’s ring-fencing of the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick (UL) for treatment of Covid-19 cases and other seriously ill patients during the ongoing public health emergency.

As de-escalation of the region’s main acute hospital continues in anticipation of the Covid-19 surge, all patients with minor injuries—such as suspected broken bones, cuts, bruises, sprains and strains—will be redirected to the Injury Units in Nenagh, Ennis and St John’s for treatment.

To support this redirection of minor injury work, the injury unit at St John’s is moving from five-day to seven-day opening.

From Saturday March 28th, the facility will open from 8am to 7pm on weekends. The unit’s weekday opening hours have also been extended, with the facility open until 7pm every day.

However, patients with minor injuries who feel they are also displaying the symptoms of coronavirus infection should continue to present at the Emergency Department in UHL.

Dr Quin explained staff anticipate that the Emergency Department will become extremely busy with coronavirus patients and, to reduce demand on the ED, staff will redirect patients with minor injuries to St John’s, Ennis and Nenagh, where their well established injury units provide an excellent service to patients with minor injuries.

Outside the Injury Units’ opening hours, patients with minor injuries may defer care to the next day, or attend UHL, where they will be seen and treated in a part of the hospital outside of the ED.

All query Covid-19 patients will be managed in the ED at UHL. However, the ED will not be providing a swabbing service.

The only patients being swabbed in the Emergency Department will be those sick enough to require hospital admission.

]]>Hospital visiting ban extendedhttps://clarechampion.ie/hospital-visiting-ban-extended/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hospital-visiting-ban-extended
Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:22:33 +0000http://newsclarechampion.flywheelsites.com/?p=75492 UL Hospitals Group is extending until March 29 the visiting ban in place across all their hospital sites, in line with the Government decision to close all schools, colleges and childcare facilities. “We regret that so many people have been unable to visit their loved ones in hospital, and we acknowledge the impact of loneliness …

]]> UL Hospitals Group is extending until March 29 the visiting ban in place across all their hospital sites, in line with the Government decision to close all schools, colleges and childcare facilities.

“We regret that so many people have been unable to visit their loved ones in hospital, and we acknowledge the impact of loneliness and isolation on people in our care at this time, particularly elderly people.

“We have drop-off & collection services available to help people get important personal items to and from their relatives in hospital. Security staff at University Hospital Limerick and reception staff at Croom, Nenagh, Ennis, and St John’s Hospitals will be happy to assist with queries about this service,” a spokesperson for UL Hospitals Group said.

The only exceptions to the visitor ban are as follows (with a strict limit of one visitor per patient):

partners of women attending University Maternity Hospital Limerick

parents visiting children in hospital

people visiting patients at end-of-life

people assisting confused patients (e.g. dementia)

eople visiting patients in Critical Care

“We thank the public and patients for their cooperation at this difficult time, and for helping us to keep our Emergency Department (ED) as a place where the priority is the treatment of the most seriously injured and ill people, and those whose lives may be at risk.

“As an alternative to attending ED we urge everyone to first consider all care options available in their own communities, including family doctors, out-of-hours GP services, and local pharmacies.

“Local Injury Units (LIUs) at Ennis and Nenagh Hospitals (8am-8pm daily), and St John’s Hospital (8am-6pm, Monday to Friday) are an excellent option for treatment of broken bones, dislocations, sprains, strains, wounds, scalds and minor burns, without a lengthy wait that can be expected in the ED at this time,” the spokesperson added.

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Thu, 06 Feb 2020 19:23:41 +0000http://newsclarechampion.flywheelsites.com/?p=74685 FIVE General Election candidates in Clare attended the protest march to highlight the trolley crisis at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on Saturday. Clare County Council chairman, Councillor Cathal Crowe marched with Councillor Claire Colleran-Molloy in the Clare group and he was joined by four other General Election candidates, Michael Leahy, David Barrett, Violet-Anne Wynne …

FIVE General Election candidates in Clare attended the protest march to highlight the trolley crisis at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on Saturday.

Clare County Council chairman, Councillor Cathal Crowe marched with Councillor Claire Colleran-Molloy in the Clare group and he was joined by four other General Election candidates, Michael Leahy, David Barrett, Violet-Anne Wynne and Theresa O’Donohue.

Councillor Crowe said he attended the march as the need to tackle the overcrowding issues is constantly raised at council meetings.

Clare Sinn Féin General Election candidate, Violet-Anne Wynne is fully aware of the hardships being imposed on rural Clare by the crisis in the Mid-West’s health service and has demanded change.

“The opening of existing empty beds and the employment of more nurses at University Hospital Limerick is vital to solve overcrowding crisis.

“Patients in Clare are sick of the diabolical crisis in University Hospital Limerick. The Government have made excuse after excuse for far too long to justify cutbacks in health services. Time is up for Fine Gael,” she said.

Michael Leahy said the HSE should have carried out a thorough assessment of health needs for people in the Mid-West before they downgraded acute hospitals in Ennis and Nenagh and should have provided additional beds and resources in UHL, which didn’t happen.

Mr Leahy warned primary health care services may go down the same route unless family doctors are properly resourced, which would be very cost effective, as they could keep more patients out of hospital.

General Election candidate, David Barrett said people needed to continue campaigning for the return of key health services to the county as UHL can’t cope with the current numbers.

He called on Clare people who wanted change to use their vote on Saturday for radical action.
Theresa O’Donohue said peaceful protests can be a powerful vehicle for change in government policy.
Asked about election candidates who didn’t attend the march, the People Before Profit candidate said if any new deputy doesn’t have their finger on the pulse of what is happening in their local community, it is very hard to legislate for them properly.

“It was humbling to hear peoples’ stories and what it is like to be in ED. We need to stop looking at a two tier health system and get one that works for everyone. We need to start resourcing our hospitals, pay nurses properly and not over work them.

“We need to look at why we are sending people to UHL when we have a facility in Ennis,” she said.

Hilary Tonge, who acted as Master of Ceremonies during the protest, said Ennis and Clare people needed a hospital in the county town with 24-hour casualty cover.

“It is becoming intolerable for people travelling from West and North Clare to attend UHL. It affects everyone, families with young children who can’t go to Ennis Hospital if their child is under five,” she said.

She added the restoration of 24-hour casualty cover in Nenagh and St John’s would take pressure off UHL.

Ferdie O’Donoghue from Ennis warned that in ten or twenty years time the trolley crisis at UHL will be twice as bad following a dramatic increase in Clare’s population.

“University Hospital Limerick will never be able to cope with all the emergency cases in the region. “24-hour casualty cover will have to be re-opened in Ennis and Nenagh if we want to survive.

“Clare people are entitled to have a proper health service, which we haven’t got. There is plenty of money going into the HSE,” he said.

Dan Danaher

Sinn Fein GE2020 candidate Violet Anne Wynne on the protest in Limerick.A birds eye view of some of the crowd gathered in Bedford row during the Midwest March For Proper Healthcare in Limerick. Photograph by John KellyProtestors, chanting and drumming, head towards Bedford row during the Midwest March For Proper Healthcare in Limerick. Photograph by John KellyEnnistymon’s Marie Mc Mahon speaking during the Midwest March For Proper Healthcare in Limerick. Photograph by John KellyThe lads join a defiant looking Richard Harris on his plinth during the Midwest March For Proper Healthcare in Limerick. Photograph by John Kelly

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Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:38:08 +0000http://newsclarechampion.flywheelsites.com/?p=61616A 68 year old man died following a farming accident in Cooraclare on Thursday morning. The man, who was from Cooraclare, has been named locally as Paddy Clohessy. The accident occurred while loading cattle. He died at University Hospital Limerick. A post mortem is to be carried out today and the Health and Safety Authority …

]]>A 68 year old man died following a farming accident in Cooraclare on Thursday morning.

The man, who was from Cooraclare, has been named locally as Paddy Clohessy. The accident occurred while loading cattle.

He died at University Hospital Limerick. A post mortem is to be carried out today and the Health and Safety Authority has launched an investigation. The deceased man was helping out on a farm when the accident occurred.

In 2018, 15 people died in Ireland from farm related accidents. The figure in 2017 was 25.